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Title Th 17 cells : role in inflammation and autoimmune disease / Valérie Quesniaux, Bernhard Ryffel, Franco Di Padova, editors
Published Basel : Birkhäuser ; [London] : [Springer, distributor], ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 244 pages) : illustrations
Series Progress in inflammation research
PIR (Series)
Contents Introduction; IL-22 and IL-17: Common and different properties; Other sources of IL-17: Invariant natural killer T cells; Contributions of IL-22 to Th17 responses: Repairing and protecting peripheral tissues; Retinoic acid in mucosal immune-regulation; IL-25, another promoter of allergy; Critical role of IL-17 in experimental arthritis; Dual role of IL-17 in allergic asthma; Contribution of IL-17 to the pulmonary inflammatory response; The role of IL-17 in experimental autoimmune myocarditis; Th17 cells in organ transplantation; Is IL-17 required to control tuberculosis?
Summary Describes the function of the Th17 cell subset and its prevalent role in many inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. This book reviews the mechanism by which this T cell subset is generated and maintained shows specific differences between mice and man. It addresses the role of Th17 in infectious conditions
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject T cells.
Cytokines.
Autoimmune diseases -- Treatment
Toxicology.
T-Lymphocytes
Inflammation -- etiology
Autoimmune Diseases -- etiology
Cytokines
Thymocytes
Toxicology
toxicology.
MEDICAL -- Immunology.
Autoimmune diseases -- Treatment.
T-Lymphocytes.
Inflammation -- etiology.
Autoimmune Diseases -- etiology.
T cells.
Cytokines.
Sciences de la vie.
Biomédecine.
Autoimmune diseases -- Treatment
Cytokines
T cells
Interleukin 17 -- Entzündung -- Aufsatzsammlung.
Entzündung -- Interleukin 17 -- Aufsatzsammlung.
Interleukin 17 -- Autoaggressionskrankheit -- Aufsatzsammlung.
Autoaggressionskrankheit -- Interleukin 17 -- Aufsatzsammlung.
Form Electronic book
Author Quesniaux, Valérie.
Ryffel, Bernhard.
Di Padova, Franco.
ISBN 9783764386818
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3764386800
9783764386801
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9781282038295
9786612038297
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